Release Date Revealed! But It's In September!

While Rockstar didn't give any concrete reasons for the four month delay they did offer their apologies, and a promise that Grand Theft Auto V will meet or exceed our expectations.

Dear all,

Today, we have an official release date to share with you: Grand Theft Auto V will arrive in stores on September 17, 2013.

We know this is about four months later than originally planned and we know that this short delay will come as a disappointment to many of you, but, trust us, it will be worth the extra time. GTAV is a massively ambitious and complex game and it simply needs a little more polish to be of the standard we and, more importantly, you require.

To all Grand Theft Auto fans, please accept our apologies for the delay, and our promise that the entire team here is working very hard to make the game all it can be. We are doing all we can to help ensure it will meet if not exceed your expectations come September – we thank you for your support and patience.

Yours,
The GTA Team

Sadly according to the comments on Rockstar's Newswire the cover reveal is also being delayed...but there is currently no word on how long.

I went to GameStop the other day to trade in a game, and noticed that all the GTA V posters have the original release either blacked out or labeled over the "SPRING 2013" to "COMING SOON". Sucks when reality kicks in.

Ok, GTA 4's case is what I can understand. But the GTA 5 trailer was released in fall 2011. Don't you think it would have made sense to release the second trailer, screen shots, and the rest of the things that had been released by now a few months after the trailer for it to release months later in 2012?